SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATRA) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2017 and recent operational highlights.
“We continued to make important progress advancing our robust pipeline of T-cell therapies in the first quarter,” said Isaac Ciechanover, Chief Executive Officer and President of Atara Biotherapeutics. “With the expected initiation of two Phase 3 trials this year and a conditional marketing authorization submission in the EU next year for our lead oncology product candidate, ATA129, we are on our way to becoming a commercial immunotherapy company. The recent data reported at AAN with autologous ATA188 in progressive multiple sclerosis also highlights the potential to expand our platform beyond oncology to include autoimmune disease.”
